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Tibby Creek (Yockanookany River tributary)

Coordinates: 33°13′09″N 89°20′00″W / 33.2192927°N 89.3334033°W / 33.2192927; -89.3334033
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Tibby Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to the Yockanookany River.

Tibby is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean either (sources vary) "icy creek" or "to fight".[2] A variant name is "Tilby Creek".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tibby Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

33°13′09″N 89°20′00″W / 33.2192927°N 89.3334033°W / 33.2192927; -89.3334033